Fathers in India are increasingly getting involved in everyday parenting, a recent survey has found. The survey, conducted by Mumbai-based Podar Institute of Education, also found that though fathers are getting more involved in parenting but a majority of them cannot do it alone and need the help of their wives. “The findings dispel many …

One prominent face missing at the Annual General Meeting of the YMCA last week was that of Elvin Nathaniel, who passed away some time ago. The octogenarian Nathaniel had held most high-profile posts in YMCA, including those of president, vice-president and member of the Board of Directors (of which he continued to be a part …

The cozy ritual of parents reading bedtime stories to their children is in today’s world, fraught with interferences, by the presence of modern day innovations beginning with television, mobile phones and the Internet. We need to assess whether today’s innovations are better than reading a story to a child before bedtime. Or has the practice …

Twitterati have reacted strongly to a video that is making rounds on the social media wherein a sobbing-kindergarten girl can be seen being slapped as she struggles with identifying first five numerals (1 to 5). Cricketers Shikhar Dhawan and Robin Uthappa were among those who deplored the treatment meted out to the kid and also …